Needed to hacksaw an inch off a TV mounting bracket, and realised I'd left my hacksaw at my brother's place. Then recalled that I'd added a hacksaw onto a CPC order to bump it up to minimum free P&P. Went to dig it out, and found I'd done this twice, so I've got a brand new 12" hacksaw and a brand new junior hacksaw.
Started with the 12" hacksaw, being a substantial piece of tubular steel I'm sawing through. Ping! -- second stroke and the new blade pings in half -- sod it, no spares. Oh well, unwrap the junior hacksaw, and at least that comes with a bundle of spare blades. Check blade is in right way, etc, and start sawing. Nothing happens. Have another look at the blade, and now the two edges are indistinguishable -- absolutely no sign of any teeth left whatsoever. At least the bundle of spare blades are a different colour, so they might do better. Try to fit one into the junior hacksaw -- won't go because the slots for the pins on the blade ends are much too small. Now if only I had a hacksaw, I could widen them...
Of course, it's 11pm, so nowhere is going to be open. Next morning, walk around to local hardware store and pick up a few 12" blades, and the first one goes right through the steel tube like a knife through butter.
Yes, I know, "should have used an angle grinder"!